Search - Mike Townend :: The Royal Philharmonic Collection: Nursery Rhymes Suite

Mike Townend
The Royal Philharmonic Collection: Nursery Rhymes Suite
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. 1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Townend, Mike
2. The 2. Lavender's Blue
3. The 3. Polly Put the Kettle On
4. The 4. London Bridge
5. The 5. Mary Had a Little Lamb
6. The 6. Hey Diddle Diddle
7. The 7. Humpty Dumpty
8. The 8. Three Blind Mice
9. The 9. The Owl and the Pussyca
10. The 10. Sing a Song of Sixpenc
11. The 11. Ride a Cock Horse
12. The 12. Jack and Jill
13. The 13. Girls and Boys
14. The 14. Cockles and Mussels
15. The 15. Oranges and Lemons
16. The 16. When Johnny Comes Marc
17. The 17. One, Two, Buckle My Sh
18. The 18. Rock-A-Bye Baby
19. The 19. Tom, Tom the Piper's S
20. The 20. Pop Goes the Weasel

CD Details

All Artists: Mike Townend
Title: The Royal Philharmonic Collection: Nursery Rhymes Suite
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Intersound Records
Release Date: 9/22/1998
Genres: Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 015095285928

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CD Reviews

Delightful for adults and children both

Jennifer Fuller | Paso Robles, CA United States | 12/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD because it looked good, but I found that I LOVE it! My daughters (2 and 5) ask to listen to it over and over. It is soothing, relaxing and fun to listen to. I keep it in the car and it has been great on long car trips. It sounds like a classical music CD, as it is, but the songs are all nursery rhymes. I highly recommend it. It would make a great baby shower gift!"

Artist's own opinion

Mike Townend | London, UK | 08/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As the professional music arranger involved in the production of this album, you would expect me to have a high opinion of it - and I have.However, having declared an interest, I would like to say that the performances of my arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the senior chorus and soloists from The Arts Educational School, Tring, are exceptionally good and exciting, and really bring my arrangements to life in every way.I was commissioned by the record company to write new arrangements of traditional Nursery Rhymes in ways which would serve as a kind of "Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra", and be entertaining first, and then if possible educational as well, and ideally to appeal to all age groups - not merely young children, but older children and adults too. I hope that I have managed to do this succesfully by approaching the task as if I were writing for an animated film in each case; to tell the story involved in the song as a musical picture. I grew up with the wonderful use of music in cartoons such as "Bugs Bunny" and "Tom and Jerry", so this kind of treatment of musical material is part of my heritage and seemed appropriate here. I tried to include some witty cross-cultural references to make them enjoyable at all levels - traditional tunes they are, "baby-ish" they're not!I hope people have a listen and enjoy what we have achieved with this album - and ideally, buy it!"